INDYSTAR WINS IRE’S TOM RENNER AWARD

Investigative Reporters & Editors awarded USA TODAY NETWORK’s IndyStar with the Tom Renner award for criminal justice reporting for the series, “Out of Balance.” Hailed as “one of the most important and impactful works of journalism seen in recent years” by IRE’s judges panel, “Out of Balance” detailed the scope of child sexual abuse in gymnastics and the failure of Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics to immediately report allegations of such abuse to authorities.